Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1333-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has seven fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut provides the following fixes:

  • Fix calculation of network masks. (bsc#1035743)
  • Fix typo in installkernel script. (bsc#1032576)
  • Fix dracut run on NFS root when NFS host is a DNS alias. (bsc#955592)
  • Unlimit TaskMax for xfs_repair in emergency shell. (bsc#1019938)
  • Fix /sbin/installkernel to handle kernel packages built with 'make bin-rpmpkg'. (bsc#1008648)
  • Fix /sbin/installkernel on aarch64 systems. (bsc#947670)
  • Don't wait for swap partitions to show up. (bsc#906716)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-810=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-810=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-810=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • dracut-037-98.2
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-98.2
    • dracut-debugsource-037-98.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dracut-fips-037-98.2
    • dracut-037-98.2
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-98.2
    • dracut-debugsource-037-98.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-fips-037-98.2
    • dracut-037-98.2
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-98.2
    • dracut-debugsource-037-98.2

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